I could feel that without any practice, even as a child. Not a big deal…
All of us are here on this forum, using Dream’s fields, so that essentially means our journey is far from over lol. That in itself is a pretty good level-setter.
Everything depends on Samskara (previous conditioning) and attainment over lifetimes. What one may accomplish through Shaktipata of the highest order and intense practice, another may accomplish with no effort at all. As we say in Tantra, the Grace of the Divine is mysterious. Based on others recorded/inferred experiences, we assume x, y, z practices may result in Grace but nothing really is guaranteed. Grace is not a mathematical equation where Realized Guru + Practice always means siddhi, though that probably increases the probability.
Let us not diss and discourage people. Not everyone has access to so-called “Realized” Gurus. We need practical, accessible methods for people to start, and make progress. SRF provides such a tool. Take Dream’s fields for example which do exactly that, cutting through jargons, rituals, and complexities.
As for the number of Kriyas, there are people who have attained the highest states of enlightenment with mere Ajapa (Shamatha/Vipassana) while the Kriya community is still debating about adding more and more kriyas and whether Teacher A’s bliss is greater than another teacher’s bliss, or some such nonsense. Serves no purpose other than a pissing contest. I am yet to see a single modern-day Kriyavan who has accomplished Khechari and it is impossible to practice Khechari that involves the severing of the frenum without expert guidance. Again, the original practice which was compiled from ancient Tantras like Yoginijalashambhara involved Khechari, Dikchari, Bhuchari practices of which only Khechari was known to these so-called Kriya schools. None of the Kriya techniques are original or unique as is evident to anyone who has studied works on Hatha Yoga by Gorakshanatha.
The famed Tantric Master Abhinavagupta says: “Crazed body-punishers huff and puff with their breaths, cut their tongues, while I sit in peace, rest my mind in the Sky inside me; While I soar, they sink”. (Kha - Sky, Chari - Moves). Of course, he exaggerates but with the intent of driving home a message. More is not always better, nor is complexity.